Object Details
Collector
Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange
Names
Pack, Beverly Louise
Wayne, John, 1907-1979
Collection Creator
Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange
National Cotton Council
Collection Citation
Maid of Cotton Records, 1939-1993, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
"'The weather's highly unusual'...screen star John Wayne assures Beverly Louise Pack, 1954 Maid of Cotton, as she shelters him from California showers with an umbrella (cotton, of course) during her recent Hollywood visit. Wayne took time out from preparing for his forthcoming role in RKO's 'The Conqueror' to meet the American cotton industry's beautiful ambassadress, who is on a 6-month international tour during which she'll display 54 wardrobes made of cotton. A junior at Texas Western College, the 20 year old brunette won the 1954 Maid of Cotton title by defeating 19 other finalists in Memphis, Tenn. last January."
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Local Numbers
AC1176-0000034.tif (AC Scan No.)
Exhibitions Note
Displayed in Archives Center exhibition, "The Experience of a Lifetime: The Maid of Cotton Story, 1939-1993", from December 1, 2010 to March 25, 2011. Craig Orr, curator.
Topic
Beauty contestants
Beauty contests -- United States
Cotton industry
Cotton textile industry
Collector
Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange
See more items in
Maid of Cotton Records
Maid of Cotton Records / Series 1: Organizational and Pageant Files / 1.1: Maid of Cotton Files / Beverly Louise Pack
Sponsor
This collection was processed with a generous donation from Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. and Michelle Pitcher Trulaske, 2010.
Extent
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 10" x 8-1/4".)
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Arrangement
Box No. New blue photo file box #1.
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1940-2000
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research but the negatives are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Record ID
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